Best Elementary Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 4675)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
482410013156	1981	Veterans Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Limmer Loop	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-3030	628	45	13.9	47.6%	155 (24.7%)	63 (10.0%)	326 (51.9%)	48 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.4%)	$10,535			$598			$9,937	52.8	60.8	1565	416
481623001325	1982	Paul L Dunbar Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Metropolitan Ave	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6600	531	37	14.3	94.7%	6 (1.1%)	352 (66.3%)	154 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$13,762			$1,887			$11,875	52.8	49.9	2185	203
483765006604	1983	Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5701 Scenic Dr	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 412-3070	548	36	15.2	54.6%	236 (43.1%)	114 (20.8%)	137 (25.0%)	20 (3.6%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	$9,358			$857			$8,501	52.8	60.2	1593	390
482811013615	1984	Bramlette Steam Academy	Public, Charter	1-5	111 Tupelo	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 803-5600	476	29	16.1	89.9%	71 (14.9%)	212 (44.5%)	175 (36.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,338			$3,173			$8,165	52.8	54.9	1893	91
482034002028	1985	Hickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3114 Pinewood Dr	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3150	464	32	14.5	86.4%	43 (9.3%)	118 (25.4%)	133 (28.7%)	147 (31.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.5%)	$10,967			$1,614			$9,354	52.7	38.4	2903	918
480021114099	1986	Idea Harlingen Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	24240 Chester Park Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	607	30	20.3	89.8%	39 (6.4%)	5 (0.8%)	560 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$13,466			$2,921			$10,545	52.7	34.5	3124	1138
481278010657	1987	Gonzalo And Sofia Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6550 Westside Dr	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-1200	466	33	14	62.7%	22 (4.7%)	7 (1.5%)	427 (91.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,990			$778			$11,212	52.7	42.4	2635	648
480017708427	1988	St Mary's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	410 N Tyler St	Beeville	78102	Bee County	St Mary's Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 358-5601	381	23	16.2	85.0%	43 (11.3%)	4 (1.0%)	320 (84.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,716			$2,891			$9,826	52.7	36.7	2990	1002
482787003127	1989	Clear Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	1102 Clear Fork St	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0450	517	36	14.2	63.4%	152 (29.4%)	8 (1.5%)	348 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,186			$2,545			$7,641	52.7	54.4	1921	68
483318003730	1990	Justin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Boss Range Rd	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0800	605	42	14.2	23.8%	425 (70.2%)	21 (3.5%)	111 (18.3%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	$9,583			$371			$9,212	52.7	71.9	1085	905

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
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